Commercial Interests

[Richard Thorpe]

A question for the reflector.  Should an individual disclose a  
commercial interest in a product when asking or answering a question  
from or to the reflector or doesn't an individuals motivation mater?

R Thorpe AC9D
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[Dunc Carter - W5DC]

In my opinion, definitely YES.  The same situation exists on boards that
I visit that support machinery vibration analysis which is a field that
I work in.  Not being up front usually ends up causing embarrassment for
the posting vendors and mis-information and confusion for the readers.
I usually post a "VENDOR WARNING" notice at the beginning of the post
and contact info including my business email address at the end of the
post which allows questioners to contact me off-site if it's appropriate.
Dunc, W5DC
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